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Welcome to the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s Generative AI Training course. By completing the course, Alliance member staff will be able to:

• Define essential terms in Generative AI.
• Describe emerging applications of Generative AI in library services.
• Explain in non-technical terms how tools like ChatGPT generate text from prompts.
• Recognize common problems and limitations in AI-generated output.
• Identify ethical, privacy, and intellectual property considerations in applying AI to library work.
• Apply criteria for assessing Generative AI tools for use in library work or academic research.
• Construct effective prompts for useful results.

Lessons

This course consists of five lessons written by the Generative AI Training Project Group in FY2026. The lessons will be presented in a two-hour webinar on April 24, 2026. After the webinar, the recordings and slides will be posted on each lesson page for review and self-paced learning.

1. Introduction: Generative AI Tools and How They Work
2. Challenges: Problems and Limitations of AI-Generated Output
3. Ethics: Bias, Privacy, Copyright, and Environmental Impacts
4. Assessment & Policies: Evaluating Generative AI Tools for Use in Higher Ed
5. Prompt Engineering: Effective Use of GenAI to Enhance Library Work

AI Disclosure

The image at the top of this page was AI-generated using GPT-5.1.